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[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Thank god I absolutely hate the taste and texture of mushrooms.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought I hated mushrooms but it turns out the most common grocery store mushroom is just the worst kind. Crimini/button/portabello it's all Agaricus bisporus and it sucks. Enoki mushrooms opened my eyes and so far I've liked every single mushroom I've tried that isn't that dogshit A bisporus rubbery mud.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I guess. But I don't think my family ever had bought mushrooms apart from shiitake and truffles. All the rest were hand picked in the forest.

[–] insomniac_lemon@lemmy.cafe 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I used to hate the texture, but if cooked right they will be tender (canned mushrooms are probably better added near the end of cooking). Gumminess can also be masked by balancing it with other food (particularly meat, vegetables like potato/squash/broccoli) to chew against/alongside it.

Probably doesn't help if you don't like the taste, though that could just come down to mushroom variety if not also what dish it's in (spices etc).

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

My family loves mushrooms so there are many types they eat. And I don't like any of them.

I once went for pizza with my gf and had to help her eat hers as well (she can never eat a whole pizza herself). She sadly ordered one with mushrooms and even after taking them off I could not eat more than one piece without getting a strong feeling that I am going to throw up.

Admittedly the mushrooms had quite a strong taste (not the typical ones put on pizza, those barely have any taste hut I still remove them). They left so much of the taste behind it almost made me puke. I just cannot stomach the taste. I have however noticed the mushroom soup my grandma makes (not the cream type) does not have such a strong mushroom taste so I can eat it with just picking out the shrooms.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I do too... except for shiitake mushrooms, which I absolutely love.

Other than that, I have yet to have a mushroom I really like. Some of them (like the white kind they put on pizza) I would rate as tolerable.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean thw stuff they put on pizza barely has any taste at all. At least here. It's the texture that is disgusting.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the texture either. But I can tolerate it.

Shiitake mushrooms though... nothing similar in taste or texture. They do have to be prepared by someone who knows how to prepare them right because it does take a little experience, and they're also expensive unless you want to get them dried and reconstitute them, but those aren't nearly as good.

That said, if I am in a restaurant and I see them on offer, I will order them.

Portabellos are super disgusting to me. They taste like dirt and have a mouthfeel like dirt too.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Portabellos are super disgusting to me.

Interesting note that you may not know, surprised me when I learned it way back.

Those little white mushrooms that are everywhere, that are on pizza and you get in the store and portabellos (and cremini, if you've had those)? Same mushroom species! Just picked at different stages in their life cycle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agaricus_bisporus

When immature and white, this mushroom may be known as:

  • common mushroom
  • white mushroom[11]
  • button mushroom[11]
  • cultivated mushroom[12]
  • table mushroom
  • champignon (French for mushroom) de Paris

The above is what most people in the US think of if one talks about a "mushroom".

When immature and brown, it may be known variously as:

  • Swiss brown mushroom
  • Roman brown mushroom
  • Italian brown mushroom
  • cremini (also crimini) mushroom[13][14]
  • chestnut mushroom (not to be confused with Pholiota adiposa)
  • baby bella[13]

I've seen creminis occasionally.

When marketed in its mature state, the mushroom is brown with a cap measuring 10–15 cm (4–6 in).[14] This form is commonly sold under the names portobello,[14][15] portabella,[16] or portobella. The etymology is disputed.[14][15]

Those are commonly sold as stuff like meat substitutes on burgers.

I think that shiitakes are probably the most-commonly-available species other than that that I've seen commercially available.

My own favorites are powdered porcini -- I don't like the smell before being cooked, but they're great at adding umami to cooked dishes, and the power is easy to get online -- and wood ear mushrooms. Wood ears have very little taste, but a neat crunchy texture. I do 'em with olive oil. I can only get them occasionally, fresh, when stores in the area carry them.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Don't know about portabellos. Not sure the same mushrooms even grow here as where you are. We mostly eat ones we pick outselves. I never liked going mushroom picking.

[–] Branch_Ranch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Have you tried Lion's Mane? Has a meaty texture, you might dig it.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I have not, but I will look into it at some point, thanks.

[–] TurtleSoup@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

Lions mane and chicken of the woods. Grill em, hit em with some garlic butter and lemon pepper. Pretty dang good imo.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

have you tried Pleurotus? It's texture and taste is quite similar but relatively weaker.

It grows on wood like shiitake.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I have not. Thanks.